Another review in the, Fenix-Store, 4sevens, Fenix T1 Abuse saga.
I'll post a link to a web album with captioned pictures so you can understand what I am writing about. Picasa Album T1 Abuse I'm adding pictures as I write, dial-up.
I started with something easy. I put the T1 in a 5 gallon bucket of water. Left it outside in the mild 10-25 F temperature for several days to get it frozen solid. A little hot water on the outside of the bucket to drop out the block. You can see the light in the block. I took a hatchet and chopped a little at the block to access the tailcap. While still in the ice I was able to turn it on, I wanted to wait till night so I could get a better picture of the block glowing, but I wanted to get it done also
. A couple whacks with a splitting maul and the light is free. The only injury seems to be a small piece I took off with the hatchet. That sort of surprised me, I was trying to be gentle and careful
Next we bake it. Anyone can put a light in an oven so I decided to take it to my shop and bake it in bread. First, actually second, I removed the batteries first, my daughter rolls it up in some "Eric's Graham Bread" dough. Then into a pan. Then into the proofer, at about 100 degrees F. The yeast really begins to grow now, I'll be interested to see if it affects the finish at all. Now the bread is risen and it goes into the oven, at about 350 F. Now out of the oven to cool. Which loaf was it in? My daughters, brilliant progeny that they are, put a cut across the top of the loaf so it was easy to spot. Now we cut it open, with a knife, the bread slicer probably wouldn't have handled the T1. Now cut open one end, a little knife scrape and it looks like the bezel end is there, well covered in bread. Now the other end, a little more grating from the knife, there is the tail cap. Looks like the switch cover is probably silicone , no melting. Now take off the tailcap-OUCH 
still too hot-well cut a slice off apply butter, bread still tastes good . Can't say it is any lighter for the addition :shakehead: for the pun. Now I can touch it, undo the tailcap with a little difficulty and drop the batteries in. Push the switch and LIGHT, I'm impressed. Even though the temperature in the loaf probably didn't get up to 350, it was hot. Remove the light and it is coated with bread. A little dish soap and scrubbing and a little more and some water and a little more scrubbing-note to Fenix a teflon coating would be good -. It is clean, high and low light levels work, no damage that I can see to finish. Happy but a little disappointed :shrug: It looks like we'll have to get tougher. In two weeks or less I'll let a logger friend loose on it with his timber harvester. similar to this First plan is to send it through the spiked wheels used to roll the log back and forth through the delimbing blades. Maybe roll over it a few times with the whole machine. More then.
I'll post a link to a web album with captioned pictures so you can understand what I am writing about. Picasa Album T1 Abuse I'm adding pictures as I write, dial-up.
I started with something easy. I put the T1 in a 5 gallon bucket of water. Left it outside in the mild 10-25 F temperature for several days to get it frozen solid. A little hot water on the outside of the bucket to drop out the block. You can see the light in the block. I took a hatchet and chopped a little at the block to access the tailcap. While still in the ice I was able to turn it on, I wanted to wait till night so I could get a better picture of the block glowing, but I wanted to get it done also
. A couple whacks with a splitting maul and the light is free. The only injury seems to be a small piece I took off with the hatchet. That sort of surprised me, I was trying to be gentle and careful Next we bake it. Anyone can put a light in an oven so I decided to take it to my shop and bake it in bread. First, actually second, I removed the batteries first, my daughter rolls it up in some "Eric's Graham Bread" dough. Then into a pan. Then into the proofer, at about 100 degrees F. The yeast really begins to grow now, I'll be interested to see if it affects the finish at all
. Now the bread is risen and it goes into the oven, at about 350 F. Now out of the oven to cool. Which loaf was it in? My daughters, brilliant progeny that they are, put a cut across the top of the loaf so it was easy to spot. Now we cut it open, with a knife, the bread slicer probably wouldn't have handled the T1. Now cut open one end, a little knife scrape and it looks like the bezel end is there, well covered in bread. Now the other end, a little more grating from the knife, there is the tail cap. Looks like the switch cover is probably silicone , no melting. Now take off the tailcap-OUCH still too hot-well cut a slice off apply butter, bread still tastes good . Can't say it is any lighter for the addition :shakehead: for the pun. Now I can touch it, undo the tailcap with a little difficulty and drop the batteries in. Push the switch and LIGHT, I'm impressed. Even though the temperature in the loaf probably didn't get up to 350, it was hot. Remove the light and it is coated with bread. A little dish soap and scrubbing and a little more and some water and a little more scrubbing-note to Fenix a teflon coating would be good -. It is clean, high and low light levels work, no damage that I can see to finish. Happy but a little disappointed :shrug: It looks like we'll have to get tougher. In two weeks or less I'll let a logger friend loose on it with his timber harvester. similar to this First plan is to send it through the spiked wheels used to roll the log back and forth through the delimbing blades. Maybe roll over it a few times with the whole machine. More then.
